As some of you know, I’ve only recently become a big fan of 80’s artists like Yuki Saito (since 2017), Yu Hayami (since 2019) and Chiemi Hori (since 2020) and it was while watching a performance compilation of idols with them that I was introduced to my latest obsession!
The clip began with a very cute young girl dancing to a poppy dance intro, and I expected a little girl voice as well- but when this pretty young girl began singing, she had a mature, smooth voice that belied her sweet and adorable looks..and OH!! What a CATCHY TUNE!
Her name was Eriko Tamura, and while I had known about her primarily as an actress (notably in Hideyoshi), this was the first time actually hearing and seeing her perform, and WOW, she was so GOOD singing this wonderful tune “Sukiyo”!!!
WELL! I just fell in LOVE with boht the song as well as Eriko herself and I needed to hear MORE! Wanting to hear a full range of her stuff, I got her “Golden Best” Greatest Hits album which covered her singles from her debut in 1989 to 1995! Sounded like a good bet!
WELL, I took the album for a spin and was promptly impressed by the entire collection! Songs so good, though I did note that only a few were very “idolly” like “Sukiyo", most of the others were more of a rock/pop feel like Mari Hamada or Yoko Oginome, no matter, they all kicked!! Now I’m curious about the rest of Eriko’s catalog. Thankfully there are a few dedicated 80’s forums where I can listen to some of her albums and get a feel for what i should get!!! Looks like I'm about to go down another wonderful 80’s fueled RABBIT HOLE!
